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Episode 206- Final Match Preview of the Season! Arsenal at home.
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Southampton – It is the final day of a very long arduous season on Sunday, and we are playing Arsenal. Who knows what we can expect from either team in this dead rubber, but we do our best to work it out!
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Introduction and Season Overview
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to the Daily Southampton, part of the Global Sports Podcast Network. My name is Greg Elliott. I'm today joined by my good friend and wonderful co-host, Zach Ngo Finch. How are doing, mate?
00:00:22
Zak
yeah not too bad. It's kind of, it's weird. We're coming up to the end of the season, despite the fact that realistically our season ended like seven games ago.
00:00:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Seven months ago.
00:00:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sorry, what?
00:00:34
Zak
it's it it's dragged and it hasn't but maybe it's because the last couple of weeks i've watched a lot of football that hasn't been us and been able to see some exciting playoffs and ah sort sort of cup finals and then last night's cup final which uh truly was like you you'd missed it right because you're out at comedy night you didn't really miss a lot
00:00:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:00:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:00:55
Zak
There sure was a winner. To be honest, I spent more of the time actually watching the post-match celebrations of the Spurs players and fans and stuff than I did actually watching the game.
Premier League Final Day Highlights
00:01:07
Zak
Because bar a sort of flurry of balls towards the end of the game some incredible like so of goal line clearance from Andovar and Tottenham,
00:01:18
Zak
a It wasn't a lot in that game at all. And truly, truly, it was a clash between the 16th and 17th teams in the Premier League.
00:01:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, yeah, 100%.
00:01:28
Zak
like
00:01:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
For a Champions League spot, what crazy world we live in.
00:01:34
Zak
Nuts.
00:01:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
But anyway, we're not here to talk about that, Zach.
00:01:37
Zak
That's a shame.
00:01:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's the final day of the Premier League season.
00:01:37
Zak
but
00:01:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
We are coming in hot and, yeah, Arsenal come into town.
00:01:41
Zak
Oh...
00:01:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
So let's get into it. I mean... Are they going to...
Audience Interaction and FA Warnings
00:01:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, let's start with the the embarrassing part, of the negative, mate. You brought it up before the episode. I didn't know that I'd seen the first one.
00:01:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't read emails, so I hadn't seen it in my inbox.
00:02:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, apparently a second email about not invading the pitch?
00:02:02
Zak
Oh,
00:02:06
Zak
it's just so funny.
00:02:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Surely surely one was enough, right?
00:02:09
Zak
It's like, you know, they need to double again. Like we've been through the fact that it's probably due diligence and you know, there's no reason to really tell us, but it doesn't stop it from being funny. Every time it's funny.
00:02:21
Zak
but but the idea that unless we're invading the pitch to beat up the players, which would be insane, but I wouldn't put it past, you know, some corners of, especially after the state of, you know, the season, it just seems like it's a bit overkill, but you know that they're ticking a box, probably because we were one of the teams in the last sort 12 months that actually had a pitch invasion.
00:02:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but we had things you know when we had things to celebrate and a reason reasons to get excited.
00:02:46
Zak
That's why I think we're getting those emails, right?
00:02:50
Zak
Yeah, exactly. So...
00:02:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, look, they the FA have come out and said that the sanctions are going to be imposed a lot harder this year. We got fined for last year.
00:03:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
is a bit tone deaf and a bit embarrassing, but at the end of the day, they're just ticking a box because if something does go wrong and someone slips through onto the pitch whatever, they can point and go, well,
00:03:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
We emailed them twice. What else could we have done? yeah yeah it is what it is.
Player Updates and Future Speculations
00:03:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Pitch invasions aside, do you think we'll be doing a lap of honour after the game?
00:03:31
Zak
i i I wonder. It really depends who's playing, I guess, because like we haven't had the press conference yet. Karl Walker-Peters hasn't played in a while. There's a couple of players that potentially are out. Jan Bednarek hasn't played for two games now, despite being in the team for nearly the entirety of the season.
00:03:48
Zak
you know feel like it will be a last chance for some of those players to say their goodbyes. So I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up happening. But also reading the room will be difficult.
00:04:00
Zak
If we have a manager announcement by then, I think maybe for sure. It would just be something for everybody to kind of whet their appetite for next season. So yeah, it could go either way, but like we've we've we've supported them through thin and thick and thin, right regardless of whether or not we should have in some people's eyes. Again, like we're always of the opinion that they're human beings. Yeah.
00:04:26
Zak
You can get very, very affected by being this bad at your job for a significantly longer period of time. Everyone's kind of probably had parts of their career that have been like this. So I could see, like, you know, it would be a nice way to end the season, but also completely understand if people are like, you know what? Don't want to clap them. just going to go home.
00:04:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 100%. and I think that's it. I mean, that there's always going to be a portion of the fan base that are going to want to stay and give abuse. There's also going to be a portion the fan base that are going to want to, you know, stand and see
Arsenal Match Analysis
00:04:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
the players.
00:05:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's it's it's one of those things where you're not going to please everyone regardless of what decision you make, which which, you know...
00:05:06
Zak
That's impossible.
00:05:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
means for me I would tend towards them probably doing it, which is I think is fine. Will I stay and clap around at the end? I don't know. don't know, to be honest.
00:05:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's been a harrowing and horrible season, and if if it's another harrowing and horrible defeat against an Arsenal who you are quote-unquote from Mikel Anteta on the beach, like, there's not a lot of that goodwill left, is there?
00:05:34
Zak
depends Depends if they're... Depends. Are we going to try and do another... What we did against City where we sit back and absorb 90 minutes of horrific pressure to get a 0-0 draw in the last game of the season?
00:05:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I hope not.
00:05:48
Zak
Or are we going to get batted 7-0? I don't don't see it going the other way.
00:05:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:52
Zak
i don't I know that that last Liverpool game... the The last time we were relegated was a bit crazy and some crazy things happened. I just don't even know if they've got that left in the tank, you know? And like, it's it's interesting.
00:06:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:03
Zak
So I thought before we'd start talking about lineups, I thought I'd have a look at the last time we played Arsenal. Do you remember when we last played Arsenal?
00:06:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Russell Martin was still in charge.
00:06:15
Zak
Yeah, it was a long time ago. it It was October. It feels like a million years ago at this point.
00:06:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
but think We played alright, if I recall, for... Well, I mean, I could say this about basically every game of the season. I think well think we held our own for about 60 minutes and then fell apart.
00:06:27
Zak
Yes, correct. so So we held our own right up until the 55th minute when Cameron Archer actually scored.
00:06:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was a banging goal. I remember it.
00:06:33
Zak
This is...
00:06:34
Zak
Yeah.
00:06:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:35
Zak
And this is you where you thought that Carl Walker-Peters and Manning were but doubling up on Saka, as opposed to the fact that we just moved to a back five, Yuki went to right back spot, Carl Walker-Peters was just roaming about...
00:06:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. a No, you're right.
00:06:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
This was Russell Martin's tactical genius.
00:06:51
Zak
Yeah, and then after Archer scored, because they celebrated too hard and we immediately you know got opened up, they scored twice. Havac scored in the 58th minute, Martian Aliskic scored in the 68th, which resulted in a mass bunch of changes where Adam Armstrong was brought on for Matias Fernandes.
00:07:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:07:10
Zak
Oh, that was weird. And then Oduanchu came on for Ryan Manning, which was one of his sort of, you know, this was also the game that, although Cameron Archer scored, he didn't start it.
00:07:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:07:20
Zak
He replaced an injured Ross Stewart who went out after 27 minutes.
00:07:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's right. Yeah, it was...
00:07:24
Zak
So this is when ross Stewart was supposed to come back and then was out until what, like the other week? So, yeah, other than that, Tyler Dibbling, Flint Downs, Joe Eribo.
00:07:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:34
Zak
Not a huge amount of difference in personnel. But, yeah, we didn't do that great. Got picked up three cards. On the bench, we had Charlie Taylor, i another player that in the last couple of weeks, I forgot we had.
00:07:48
Zak
Lallana, before he is now in the dugout. Armstrong, who is now on loan. Ben Merton-Diaz, who is now on loan. it's it's The fact that this is all the same season is hard.
00:08:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh boy.
00:08:03
Zak
It is difficult. this We were also 19th at this point, but which was nice. We had equaled to the their the club record of 20 consecutive games in the Premier League without a win.
00:08:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
hu but boy Oh
00:08:16
Zak
And we failed to keep a clean sheet in the last 19 games in the Premier League. And we had conceded two or more goals in 25 of their last 37 away games in the Premier Premier So it wasn't exactly, you know, smelling of roses back then, but we still had this fake optimism that we thought it would be all right.
00:08:37
Zak
But I feel like...
00:08:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
It wasn't fake. It was real optimism. It was just misplaced.
00:08:41
Zak
mine Mine was fake. because because You know, it's just strange to think that it doesn't feel like it's been the same season.
00:08:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Crazy, isn't it?
00:08:52
Zak
Season's been so long.
Season Reflection and Future Outlook
00:08:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. Well, we're going to move on to team lineups and how we think we'll shape up. But first, a message from our partners at Bionique.
00:09:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, and we are back. So, yeah. I mean, couple of interesting points you made already, right? so we
00:09:51
Zak
and Oh, that that doesn't seem to be the case.
00:09:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do we line up how we think a little bit, you know, with players who are exclusively going to be here next season? Do we give some players who are likely on their way out a chance to say goodbye?
00:10:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Couple of choices. Do we maybe... Crazy idea. Play some strikers and try and shoot at the goal.
00:10:17
Zak
We don't seem to do that. Apparently, we apparently we we went through that but big period of playing strikers, then we stopped, even though we started to play a little bit better last week when we actually put strikers on the pitch.
00:10:29
Zak
Apparently... don't know. It feels weird, right? Because it's one of those things where if he is still trying... I don't know what he's got left to play for. It's not like he's playing for a position. It's not like...
00:10:39
Zak
It's just the last game of the season. So it really could just be wild card. I think that, you know, if Kyle Walker-Peters is fit, he'll play. he's decided he doesn't want to say goodbye and he isn't fit, he might be there. But, you know, so so who do you play? Probably doesn't seem to like Sugawara that much. So you're probably going to play Bree.
00:10:57
Zak
like he's been playing Wellington over Manning on the left. So I imagine Wellington will start over Manning because Manning's not really going anywhere. Stevens, it depends, well will Jan play?
00:11:08
Zak
Because i ah ah depends if Taylor Harbour-Bellis is still out because we'll see he clattered.
00:11:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know. I believe he's suffered a proper ankle injury, so he's more than likely out based off of that.
00:11:12
Zak
Okay,
00:11:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
but But obviously, we'll hear more in the presser, so...
00:11:17
Zak
so...
00:11:20
Zak
Exactly. So i would like to see kya Sander start. That would be really good. Maybe maybe give a start to some of the youth that are coming through. Maybe give start to Robinson. and i Give a start to the people that are going to be here. Like Paul wasn't around the entirety of the team last week. I don't know if that was an injury.
00:11:36
Zak
So, you know, I guess...
00:11:38
Zak
you want to play the best side usually but I just don't know what this game means other than a goodbye I feel like they want to put on you'd want to put on a show for the last like game of the season right because playing like we did the last couple of like the last game you know against the City it was kind of understandable against Everton it was a bit seemed a bit insane
00:11:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I mean, especially especially against an Arsenal team where it's the same, right? You don't know what team they're going to put out.
00:12:05
Zak
yeah
00:12:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Probably... but They are literally on the beach. They've nothing left to play for in the season. It's dead rubber. They might just play a full team of kids. You know, it's... It's impossible to tell.
00:12:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't think... I don't know. I don't want to speak for everybody, but I don't want to see sit in a low block with 10 men behind the ball at home anymore.
00:12:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, I honestly would rather lose 7-0 giving it a go... than grind out a 0-0 and have another game like City. Like, I understood it against You know, it did its job. It served its purpose. We've got 12 points.
00:12:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
But now want to see a game of football last day of the season. I don't want to be sat and dealing with that
00:12:49
Zak
it's It's ironic though because if we had played like that for a lot of this season and managed to get ourselves enough draws, it turns out what you actually needed was 39 points to stay up this year.
00:12:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:00
Zak
maybe that that could have been more fruitful. Obviously, you know hindsight is a wonderful thing, but but you're right. I just think that they they owe something, but it depends how many of them are already on the beach, how many of them are already in conversations about where they're going after the summer, how many of them are...
00:13:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:16
Zak
You've got wonder what their... what the mindset is for both sets of players, because from an Arsenal perspective, you know, once again, another year without really winning anything. Once again, another year where they they've gone out of all competitions in kind of sort of lax fashion. And, you know, you so so how, how much for them and for for us guys, it's like, who's going to be the next manager? Am I going to stay Is anyone going put a bid in for me?
00:13:40
Zak
All of that's going to be running around their head and you're right. They should probably just pay for 90 minutes because that's what they're paid to do. But,
00:13:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not as easy as that though, is it?
00:13:46
Zak
I don't know.
00:13:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, it's not.
00:13:47
Zak
No, it never is. But then also that that can cause the chaos that we've seen on like sort of the last games of the season, where if there's nothing to play for, give it a go. And maybe but people will actually see some goals.
00:13:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:59
Zak
Maybe we'll see Ross Stewart get a goal at some areas. That'd be really nice to see. You know, you just some some sense of positivity. i'm I'm still behind Oscar's idea, like you are. We bring bring our new manager out at halftime and then it doesn't matter what the result is. It doesn't matter what happens. And then, you know,
00:14:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:15
Zak
but But also, if they are going to play some of those sort of players that are potentially on their way out, Bednarek, sort of Walker-Peters, they want their
Closing Thoughts and Future Plans
00:14:21
Zak
last game in front of Saints fans to be like a 7-0 loss to Arsenal.
00:14:25
Zak
So, I feel like the idea is no, and but then also, they wouldn't be in the position with the reputations they have if they put the effort in all season.
00:14:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:33
Zak
So... Swingers and roundabouts, mate. It's a really, really hard one to predict, but I think it's just contrasting how many of the players we had in our team a couple of months ago, I'd say a couple months ago, like seven seven, eight months ago at this point, know to now is is like, wow, that's... Yep.
00:14:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:14:52
Zak
look
00:14:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Indictive of how horrible the season's been, to be honest. Okay, we will circle back round to score predictions and how we see the game playing out.
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00:15:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, so we are back. Zach, as always, going to throw you straight under the bus first. What do you think? How do you see it playing out?
00:15:41
Zak
could go six six I could go could go But let's go for like 2-2. let's let's see let's see Let's see some goals at St Mary's. but We're not going to see a clean sheet.
00:15:51
Zak
You know, it's Arsenal. But I'd like i'd like to see... can't can't see us getting a win. I think that that would be too much of an insult to injury to Arsenal for them to deal be dealt that bloat right at the end of the season, regardless of whether or not they're putting out kids. Yeah.
00:16:06
Zak
But also, I'd like to see us have a little bit of a fight and and actually watch a proper game of football, right? Because at this point, it doesn't matter. So yeah, I'll go 2-2. I don't know necessarily where the goals are coming from. As i said, I'd like to see Ross Stewart get one.
00:16:18
Zak
I'd maybe like see Matty Fernandez get one. Shout out to Matty Fernandez, who has won the Southern Daily Echo Player of the Year. can't see that. I saw some of the sort of, I saw some like, I think the BBC did like a vote between their four best players.
00:16:32
Zak
And it was like Matty Fernandez, Ramsdale, Onomachi was also one of them because obviously like he came back.
00:16:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Top scorer.
00:16:38
Zak
Yeah, true, exactly.
00:16:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:40
Zak
then, like, Matty Fernandes was like 60%, Ramsdale was like 29%.
00:16:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:16:45
Zak
So it's really indicative of how how great he has been for this season. And similar to the last season we got relegated with Lavia, except I think we all have a little bit more love for Fernandes.
00:16:58
Zak
And, you know, maybe it's because, you know, don't know, he's he's sold himself very well to us. Like, absolutely gem of a player.
00:17:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we all had a lot of love for Lavia, to be fair.
00:17:07
Zak
Yeah,
00:17:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just that he decided to move on. So it is what it is.
00:17:09
Zak
Well, but not only that, he was bid 55 million from two different clubs.
00:17:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:13
Zak
that no No chance were we ever going to not say yes.
00:17:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:15
Zak
you know so um But yeah, it's it's it's like like that, it has nice piece of nice thing to see during this season.
00:17:25
Zak
And as much as his form's dropped off, and whether or not he stays or not, he Watching Tyler Dibbling, especially early this season, has been something really you know really nice to enjoy considering what we've had. So you know what i I'd like to see maybe a goal from him. That would be really pleasant to kind of get that kind of goal, to to you know sort of remember that debut that he had against Man United where everyone immediately, like they were trying to... you know We remember the crossover because i didn't I wasn't on that crossover, but listened to it.
00:17:55
Zak
And they were talking about how they wanted to buy him up at that point, like then and there, right?
00:17:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:58
Zak
and and like, you know, that's they're still the same player. the You know, the lot of things have changed. A lot of things are different, but you know, those are the small glimmers of light in this season.
00:18:09
Zak
So I would love to see us go out on a high of at least scoring some goals.
00:18:14
Zak
There you go, Greg.
00:18:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Alright.
00:18:15
Zak
That's some optimism from me. How about you, mate?
00:18:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love it.
00:18:17
Zak
Where are you at?
00:18:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:18:19
Zak
fifty four four again
00:18:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look, I... In my heart, I want us to go out and give this game a go and play and what happens, happens. And if we get battered, we get battered. But I think that Rusk has shown us his hand.
00:18:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think that that is what he's about. don't see it. playing out that way. think he's going to play, you know, five defenders and five midfielders.
00:18:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
think we're going to have another defensive show and just don't think it's going to cut the mustard and I think, Zach, we're going to lose 2-0. Yeah.
00:18:55
Zak
No! but the He flipped the script. He flipped the script for the last game of the season. He finally did it The man predicted a loss.
00:19:06
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Yeah.
00:19:07
Zak
How do you feel? Are you okay?
00:19:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just... It's been a long season, mate. Like...
00:19:13
Zak
It's finally whittled you down after all this time.
00:19:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
been hard. hey Yeah.
00:19:17
Zak
Oh, mate. Look, it's going to get better. I promise.
00:19:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, next season's going to be great.
00:19:21
Zak
good if you can have a new but It's It's going to be the championship. We potentially have six derbies to play. We potentially have the Russell Martin derby, the Nathan Jones derby, the actual South Coast derby.
00:19:33
Zak
It's going to be banging.
00:19:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I can't wait. But look, this... the The game on Saturday, Sunday, whatever day it is, is it's going to be what it's going to be. It means nothing. It's a dead rubber.
00:19:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
it It probably isn't going to be a very entertaining game of football. but it is what it is. It's, you know, speak hopefully look, the last day of the premier league, uh, our relegation season last time out against Liverpool, uh, the atmosphere was incredible.
00:19:54
Zak
Look, mate.
00:20:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was just party mood. We knew where we were at. We had come to acceptance. We knew it had been a horrible season. That's all out the window. We're just there on Sunday to have a good time.
00:20:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
get some vibes ready to build up to next season. That's going to be incredible. And look, I might be predicting my first prediction of a Saints loss this season.
00:20:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Uh, but that's not to say that it's not going to be followed up by the next prediction on this podcast being Saints winning championship. So is what it is, isn't it? Right? Like,
00:20:40
Zak
Look, I really hope that when you go Sports Republic, I kind to you, mate, and give you maybe 10% off of food and drink. that would be what a wonderful gesture from an extremely economically sound football club.
00:20:51
Zak
Oh,
00:20:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
but we've got like they They actually put the match details out earlier today and they have increased the discount season ticket holders for this game but in the same windows of time.
00:20:58
Zak
dear.
00:21:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I think think ah it's full clock off.
00:21:06
Zak
oh the
00:21:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
So before one o'clock, between one o'clock and 2.30, it's 25% off all food and drink in the fan zones.
00:21:14
Zak
Oh, wow.
00:21:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
a I know.
00:21:16
Zak
I was joking. Oh, mate. Beautiful.
00:21:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
but I know. know.
00:21:20
Zak
oh me
00:21:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look, better than nothing, innit?
00:21:22
Zak
befo
00:21:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like I said earlier in the week on the podcast, I've been informed that it is an opportunity to go and try and meet some of the players, for better or worse.
00:21:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
And so I'm going to be in Southampton all day. So by four o'clock, it's just going to be party time. What war is there?
00:21:42
Zak
Happy days, mate. Happy days.
00:21:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just, we're going to making the most of it. That's for sure.
00:21:47
Zak
Exactly, exactly that. And then obviously c we'll we'll be back for a whole new season with a whole new set of challenges, for a whole new lot of fun. Probably a whole new squad, whole new manager.
00:21:57
Zak
And we'll all be a bit, we'll both be a bit older and I'll probably have more grey hair.
00:22:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:02
Zak
It's going to be great.
00:22:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, look, we've still got a match review to do and then we'll have a post-season review to do.
00:22:05
Zak
True, true, true.
00:22:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
know if for a fact that we've between us are not going to struggle to talk about football for 20 minutes at least a couple of times a week, right? Like, it's...
00:22:16
Zak
may
00:22:18
Zak
It's like two hours of our day outside the podcast as well, is it?
00:22:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Exactly. But look, thank God this season draws to an end on Sunday. Long overdue. We made it.
00:22:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're here.
00:22:33
Zak
We did. It could have been worse.
00:22:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
We could have been.
00:22:35
Zak
Maybe. We could have been the worst Premier League team of all time.
00:22:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah. Exactly. Up until two weeks ago, it was worse.
00:22:40
Zak
Statistic.
00:22:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
And look, it's been horrible and I hope it's never this bad again. But you know these lows make the highs better. So let's hope to get back to some of them because boy, oh boy, what season.
00:22:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
All
00:23:00
Zak
Uh...
00:23:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
right. Well, we will back with a match review of Arsenal regardless of the outcome. Until then, i hope you have a wonderful weekend. We'll see you at St Mary's and we will see you then.